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State secondary schools in Devon

42 schools · South West · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Devon has 42 state secondaries, 20 of them with sixth forms, 1 grammar school among them. 93.3% of families got their first choice last year, better than most of England. Results run from 10.6% to 98.7% passing English and maths, a spread of 88 points, with a middle school at 45.7%, almost exactly England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 1 rated Outstanding, 24 Good, 5 Requires improvement. 12 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

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42 schools in Devon. Tap one, or see the full list. Plymouth and Torbay are separate councils, marked on the map.
11% 99% passed English & maths no figure

Devon against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

46%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

in line with England

England 45%

45.4

Attainment 8 average score

in line with England

England 46.1

26%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

4.5% above England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Devon

93.3%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

98.4%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

<0.1%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

21%

Appeals upheld10 of 48 heard

These are figures for Devon as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Devon's 41 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 11% to 99%. That is a spread of 88 percentage points, wider than most councils.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Devon schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathsenglish literatureenglish languagehistorygeographyartcombined sciencephysicschemistrybiologyfrenchspanishcomputer sciencereligious studiesphysical educationphotographyfood technologydesign technology
  1. 1 Colyton Grammar School Colyton · 152 entries 99%
  2. 2 Chulmleigh Community College Chulmleigh · 144 entries 85%
  3. 3 Uffculme School Cullompton · 219 entries 85%
  4. 4 Ivybridge Community College Ivybridge · 368 entries 85%
  5. 5 Braunton Academy Braunton · 152 entries 82%
  6. 6 St Peter's Church of England Aided School Exeter · 263 entries 81%
  7. 7 The King's School Ottery St Mary · 176 entries 80%
  8. 8 West Exe School Exeter · 219 entries 78%
  9. 9 Cranbrook Education Campus Exeter · 74 entries 77%
  10. 10 Exmouth Community College Exmouth · 359 entries 76%
  11. 11 Sidmouth College Sidmouth · 142 entries 76%
  12. 12 The Park Community School Barnstaple · 273 entries 75%
  13. 13 Coombeshead Academy Newton Abbot · 165 entries 74%
  14. 14 South Dartmoor Community College Ashburton · 118 entries 74%
  15. 15 Teign School Newton Abbot · 175 entries 74%
  16. 16 Kingsbridge Academy Kingsbridge · 195 entries 72%
  17. 17 Clyst Vale Community College Exeter · 176 entries 72%
  18. 18 St Luke's Church of England School Exeter · 160 entries 71%
  19. 19 Pilton Community College Barnstaple · 219 entries 71%
  20. 20 Bideford College Bideford · 228 entries 71%
  21. 21 Queen Elizabeth's Crediton · 196 entries 71%
  22. 22 St James School Exeter · 195 entries 71%
  23. 23 The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy Ilfracombe · 178 entries 70%
  24. 24 Okehampton College Okehampton · 201 entries 70%
  25. 25 South Molton Community College South Molton · 116 entries 69%
  26. 26 Great Torrington School Torrington · 171 entries 68%
  27. 27 Holsworthy Community College Holsworthy · 85 entries 67%
  28. 28 Newton Abbot College Newton Abbot · 208 entries 67%
  29. 29 Isca Academy Exeter · 187 entries 66%
  30. 30 Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Teignmouth · 132 entries 66%
  31. 31 Cullompton Community College Cullompton · 152 entries 65%
  32. 32 Tiverton High School Tiverton · 206 entries 64%
  33. 33 Axe Valley Academy Axminster · 137 entries 64%
  34. 34 Dawlish College Dawlish · 109 entries 63%
  35. 35 Atlantic Academy Bideford · 49 entries 63%
  36. 36 Tavistock College Tavistock · 212 entries 62%
  37. 37 Thomas Hall School Exeter · 49 entries 61%
  38. 38 King Edward VI Community College Totnes · 147 entries 60%
  39. 39 Honiton Community College Honiton · 119 entries 59%
  40. 40 Dartmouth Academy Dartmouth · 46 entries 59%
  41. 41 South Devon UTC Newton Abbot · 61 entries 31%
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Plymouth and Torbay sit inside Devon but run their own admissions as a separate local authority, so their schools are not in this list.

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  • Atlantic Academy Bideford · Good.
    Eng & maths
    42%
    Attainment 8
    42.1
    Absence
    38%
  • Axe Valley Academy Axminster · Good.
    Eng & maths
    30%
    Attainment 8
    39.2
    Absence
    31%
  • Bideford College Bideford · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    50%
    Attainment 8
    45.7
    Absence
    29%
  • Braunton Academy Braunton · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    53.7
    Absence
    19%
  • Chulmleigh Community College Chulmleigh · Good.
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    54.1
    Absence
    19%
  • Clyst Vale Community College Exeter · Good.
    Eng & maths
    40%
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Absence
    19%
  • Colyton Grammar School Colyton · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    99%
    Attainment 8
    78.8
    Absence
    7%
  • Coombeshead Academy Newton Abbot · Good.
    Eng & maths
    49%
    Attainment 8
    46.8
    Absence
    25%
  • Cranbrook Education Campus Exeter · Good.
    Eng & maths
    44%
    Attainment 8
    46
    Absence
    17%
  • Cullompton Community College Cullompton · Good.
    Eng & maths
    45%
    Attainment 8
    45.1
    Absence
    23%
  • Dartmouth Academy Dartmouth · Good.
    Eng & maths
    46%
    Attainment 8
    45.3
    Absence
    23%
  • Dawlish College Dawlish · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    25%
    Attainment 8
    38.9
    Absence
    32%
  • Exmouth Community College Exmouth · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    41%
    Attainment 8
    46.1
    Absence
    26%
  • Great Torrington School Torrington · Good.
    Eng & maths
    35%
    Attainment 8
    39
    Absence
    31%
  • Holsworthy Community College Holsworthy · Good.
    Eng & maths
    41%
    Attainment 8
    39.9
    Absence
    30%
  • Honiton Community College Honiton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    36%
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Absence
    30%
  • Isca Academy Exeter · Good.
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    46.4
    Absence
    25%
  • Ivybridge Community College Ivybridge · Good.
    Eng & maths
    72%
    Attainment 8
    55.2
    Absence
    21%
  • King Edward VI Community College Totnes · Good.
    Eng & maths
    37%
    Attainment 8
    44.6
    Absence
    26%
  • Kingsbridge Academy Kingsbridge · Good.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    49.6
    Absence
    24%
  • Matford Brook Academy Exeter · No inspection outcome published.
    Eng & maths
    —
    Attainment 8
    —
    Absence
    25%
  • Newton Abbot College Newton Abbot · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    28%
    Attainment 8
    40.5
    Absence
    26%
  • Okehampton College Okehampton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    40%
    Attainment 8
    43.2
    Absence
    28%
  • Pilton Community College Barnstaple · Good.
    Eng & maths
    45%
    Attainment 8
    46.4
    Absence
    30%
  • Queen Elizabeth's Crediton · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    50%
    Attainment 8
    46.2
    Absence
    26%
  • Sidmouth College Sidmouth · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Absence
    20%
  • South Dartmoor Community College Ashburton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    52%
    Attainment 8
    47.7
    Absence
    26%
  • South Devon UTC Newton Abbot · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    11%
    Attainment 8
    25.7
    Absence
    47%
  • South Molton Community College South Molton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    50%
    Attainment 8
    45.9
    Absence
    28%
  • St James School Exeter · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    53%
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Absence
    20%
  • St Luke's Church of England School Exeter · Good.
    Eng & maths
    51%
    Attainment 8
    45.3
    Absence
    28%
  • St Peter's Church of England Aided School Exeter · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    61%
    Attainment 8
    53
    Absence
    16%
  • Tavistock College Tavistock · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    41.6
    Absence
    30%
  • Teign School Newton Abbot · Good.
    Eng & maths
    40%
    Attainment 8
    44.7
    Absence
    25%
  • Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road Teignmouth · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    38%
    Attainment 8
    42.3
    Absence
    28%
  • The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy Ilfracombe · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    51%
    Attainment 8
    47.9
    Absence
    26%
  • The King's School Ottery St Mary · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    56%
    Attainment 8
    51.9
    Absence
    18%
  • The Park Community School Barnstaple · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    48%
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Absence
    27%
  • Thomas Hall School Exeter · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    25%
    Attainment 8
    34.6
    Absence
    34%
  • Tiverton High School Tiverton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    31%
    Attainment 8
    38.6
    Absence
    —
  • Uffculme School Cullompton · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    58%
    Attainment 8
    52.8
    Absence
    18%
  • West Exe School Exeter · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    51%
    Attainment 8
    47
    Absence
    26%

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Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Devon

18 of Devon's 20 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Devon

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Cornwall 31 schools · 43% passed English & mathsDorset 19 schools · 41% passed English & mathsPlymouth 19 schools · 46% passed English & mathsSomerset 29 schools · 40% passed English & mathsTorbay 8 schools · 50% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.